3755. Ivan accepted his position as simply a helper in his
father’s atelier, and outwardly he was a model of obedience and industry, but
inside he was consumed with anger and envy. He was envious of the strangers his
father brought into the shop, who worked long hours for free, glad to be able
to find out the secrets of the art. Those young men looked forward to careers
as the makers of grand monuments.
3756. Ivan was sent out of his fathers shop on an errand. He
had to purchase a quantity of lead to be used in the casting of small figures
from wax molds. On his way home he stopped for a few moments to admire an
equestrian statue that had recently been unveiled in a nearby square.
3757. The horse
and its rider was a work created by his grandfather, and it had been recently
restored by his father. Ivan’s entire family was deeply proud of the work, and
it was often brought up in conversation when the family got together to tell
stories of their exploits.
3758. Ivan had the good fortune that day to overhear a
conversation by some particularly educated men who were standing nearby
engrossed in a debate about the merits of his family greatest accomplishment.
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